Iran vs Malawi: Rural population

Iran
20.91 million
in 2025
Malawi
18.31 million
in 2025
Iran rank
28th
Malawi rank
29th

Rural population over time

  • Iran
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 20.91 million against 18.31 million in Malawi, a difference of 2.60 million.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Globally, Iran ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 29th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.